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EP 2187703 B1 20110914 - Cooking device with microwave feed

Title (en)

Cooking device with microwave feed

Title (de)

Gargerät mit Mikrowelleneinspeisung

Title (fr)

Appareil de cuisson doté d'une alimentation à micro-ondes

Publication

EP 2187703 B1 20110914 (DE)

Application

EP 08291070 A 20081117

Priority

EP 08291070 A 20081117

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2187703A1] The cooking appliance (1) has an interior that includes a cooking chamber (9) for receiving food to be cooked, and elements for generating microwaves, and for guiding the microwaves to a circularly or elliptically polarized antenna (14). A reflective microwave fan (36) is arranged to circulate the atmosphere in the interior and for the homogenization of microwave energy distribution in the interior rotation.

IPC 8 full level

H05B 6/80 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H05B 6/72 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2187703 A1 20100519; EP 2187703 B1 20110914; AT E524950 T1 20110915

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08291070 A 20081117; AT 08291070 T 20081117